Today after school was done we ventured out to Tokyo station and the Imperial Palace. I’ve been wanting to go to the Imperial Palace since we first came here, but it never happened, and then when we knew we were… Read more ›
It is 3:30 pm on Monday. It is warm outside; there’s supposed to be a typhoon coming in a couple days. It’s not supposed to be too bad, but I’ve stocked up our food in case it’s too rainy/windy to… Read more ›
So I’m planning on doing Nanowrimo this year, and October is always my month to plan, so I’m always on the lookout for inspiration. This year’s book is going to be about witches and fox spirits and forest magic and… Read more ›
We had a nice morning, school went well and I discovered that the girls have an interest in the Hindu deities that they haven’t shown for the Roman or Greek gods. (I LOVED the Greek gods at Z’s age.) After… Read more ›
It is 8:56 am. It’s raining outside, and 68 degrees. I am drinking Bengal Spice tea and wearing leggings under my dress. The girls are playing Lalaloopsies and hoping that this blog post takes me longer than 4 minutes so… Read more ›
If you’ve ever thought, “you know what Maryanne’s blog needs? More pictures of rocks, mushrooms, animals, and crazy things from a museum!” then this post is for you. If not, and you in fact feel the opposite, then all I… Read more ›
Today we went with some friends to Himonya Hachiman Shrine for a matsuri (festival). I wish I could bottle up the smells and tastes and sounds for all of you, because they’re amazing. But I can show you some of the… Read more ›
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It’s 3:51 pm on Sunday. My weather app tells me that it’s 86 degrees but that it feels like 91 degrees. Humidity is 62% and it is mostly cloudy. There’s a 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms tomorrow. The girls are… Read more ›
